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Fix Bayonets! Kindle Edition

by John Norris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The bayonet is an essential item of a soldier's kit even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the 'cult of the bayonet' as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who asserted that The bullet misses, the bayonet does not. The first bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundamental changes being made in battlefield tactics. Over 300 years later, in the age of hi-tech warfare and weapons of mass destruction, the bayonet is still in service with armies around the world. British and US forces in Afghanistan regularly have their bayonets fixed. Fix Bayonets illustrates how tactics changed and the design of the weapon, although fundamentally the same, has evolved over the centuries.Much myth and legend surrounds the subject of bayonet charges and the weapon has become an icon of defiance and the determination to do whatever it takes to win. The author examines evidence for the reality of such actions. How did the ordinary soldier feel to be told 'fix bayonets'? John Norris draws on personal accounts of soldiers using bayonets in combat from the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, various Colonial campaigns, through the World Wars, Falklands War and into the 21st century in Afghanistan. In so doing he explains the seemingly anachronistic survival of this simple weapon on the modern battlefield.

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About the Author

John Norris is a freelance military historian who writes regular monthly columns for several specialist titles, ranging from vehicle profiles to reenactment events. He has written fifteen books on various military historical subjects, most recently Fix Bayonets! (due to be published by Pen & Sword).

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DVTSI82
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (January 3, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9327 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,312,449 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,157 in Revolutionary History
- #1,214 in Conventional Weapons & Warfare History (Kindle Store)
- #1,548 in Military Science History

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Alex Braunberger

Did not meet my expectations

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2021

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While it did have a worthwhile history regarding the history and development of the bayonet, this book did not have as full and exciting a battle history as I expected. Also, the writing and grammar could have been much better.

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